Mix / May 2016 Round Up / Part 2

Picking up the tempo for “Part 2” we take in Parisian diggers, Bongos from Denmark, and Swedish Kosmische Disco. There are reissues from Japan, Estonia, Brazil and Bristol, and a previously unreleased gem of an album from Ethiopia. There are echoes of Africa in new music from Poland, England and Italy, House that wants to be Italian (and makes a bloody good go at doing so) and House that reaches for the stars, while Family Atlantica create a global sound that defies any attempt to contain it by nationality or border.

Raphael Top Secret & Nelson Bishop / Love So High / Antinote

Evinha / Que Bandeina / Mr. Bongo

Bongo Entp. / El Rey De Pollo / Music For Dreams

Azymuth / Un Amigo / Far Out

Hailu Mergia / Wede Harer Guzo / Awesome Tapes From Africa

Eesti Raadio Estraadiorkester / Ma Ootan Sind / Frotee

Kazu Matsui / Midnight Shuffle / Tokuma Japan Communication

Family Atlantica / Biao Infinito / Soundway

Dan Lissvik / G / Smalltown Supersound

Coyote / Deep Italian / Is It Balearic?

DJ Kalab & Hendrix / 6th Prlll / Slam Jam

Universo / Umhlaba / Transatlantyck

Faze Action / Mangwana (A Vision Of Panorama Remix) / FAR

The Lost Tape / Channel Affair (Mark Seven`s The Love I Lost Mix) / Parkway

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